Director Test #1 Wayne County Regional Police
Academy - Q&A
Process of selective incorporation and what it refers to: Correct Ans -
Selective incorporation refers to the application of the Bill of Rights to the
state governments through the use of the due process clause of the 14th
Amendment.
1st Amendment Correct Ans - Protects freedoms of religion,
speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
4th Amendment Correct Ans - Protects against unreasonable
searches and seizures of a person or a person's houses, papers and effects.
6th Amendment Correct Ans - The right to speedy and public trial,
the right of jury trial, the right to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation, the right to confront witnesses, the right of compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses and to have the assistance of counsel.
8th Amendment Correct Ans - Prohibits excessive bail and fines
and cruel and unusual punishment
14th Amendment Correct Ans - Due process
What amendment deals with excess fines, bail, and cruel and unusual
punishment Correct Ans - 8th Amendment
3 branches of government Correct Ans - Legislative- congress
Executive- president/police Judicial- courts
What was the original intent of the bill of rights? Correct Ans - To
restrict the powers of the government and protect individual liberties
Ex Post Facto Correct Ans - Laws punishing conduct that occurred
before the law was passed.
What branch of government does the police fall under? Correct Ans -
Executive branch
, Main objectives of the constitution and bill of rights Correct Ans -
Constitution
*Provided for a sovereign government with clearly defined powers and
responsibilities
*Central government with authority in national affairs while reserving local
affairs to states
*Created legislative, executive and judicial branches
Bill of Rights
*Guaranteeing certain fundamental rights to individuals
*Restrict the powers of the new national government
A search warrant in Michigan must be supported by Correct Ans -
Probable cause supported by oath or affirmation.
Legal definition of a search Correct Ans - Examination of a persons
body, property or other area which the person would reasonable be
expected to consider as private by a law enforcement officer for finding
evidence of a crime.
What may happen if an officer exceeds authority in executing a search
warrant? Correct Ans - Any person who in executing a search
warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary
severity, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not more
than one year. The officer will face prosecution.
What amendment addresses search and seizures? Correct Ans - 4th
Amendment
Who usually issues search warrants in Michigan? Correct Ans - A
District Court judge or magistrate
4 corners Correct Ans - The four corners of a search warrant refer
to the actual paper itself, and everything physically written within the "4
corners" of the document. If a statement/fact is not written within the four
corners of the affidavit, the information may not be considered as part of
the probable cause for the issue warrant.
Academy - Q&A
Process of selective incorporation and what it refers to: Correct Ans -
Selective incorporation refers to the application of the Bill of Rights to the
state governments through the use of the due process clause of the 14th
Amendment.
1st Amendment Correct Ans - Protects freedoms of religion,
speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
4th Amendment Correct Ans - Protects against unreasonable
searches and seizures of a person or a person's houses, papers and effects.
6th Amendment Correct Ans - The right to speedy and public trial,
the right of jury trial, the right to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation, the right to confront witnesses, the right of compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses and to have the assistance of counsel.
8th Amendment Correct Ans - Prohibits excessive bail and fines
and cruel and unusual punishment
14th Amendment Correct Ans - Due process
What amendment deals with excess fines, bail, and cruel and unusual
punishment Correct Ans - 8th Amendment
3 branches of government Correct Ans - Legislative- congress
Executive- president/police Judicial- courts
What was the original intent of the bill of rights? Correct Ans - To
restrict the powers of the government and protect individual liberties
Ex Post Facto Correct Ans - Laws punishing conduct that occurred
before the law was passed.
What branch of government does the police fall under? Correct Ans -
Executive branch
, Main objectives of the constitution and bill of rights Correct Ans -
Constitution
*Provided for a sovereign government with clearly defined powers and
responsibilities
*Central government with authority in national affairs while reserving local
affairs to states
*Created legislative, executive and judicial branches
Bill of Rights
*Guaranteeing certain fundamental rights to individuals
*Restrict the powers of the new national government
A search warrant in Michigan must be supported by Correct Ans -
Probable cause supported by oath or affirmation.
Legal definition of a search Correct Ans - Examination of a persons
body, property or other area which the person would reasonable be
expected to consider as private by a law enforcement officer for finding
evidence of a crime.
What may happen if an officer exceeds authority in executing a search
warrant? Correct Ans - Any person who in executing a search
warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary
severity, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisonment not more
than one year. The officer will face prosecution.
What amendment addresses search and seizures? Correct Ans - 4th
Amendment
Who usually issues search warrants in Michigan? Correct Ans - A
District Court judge or magistrate
4 corners Correct Ans - The four corners of a search warrant refer
to the actual paper itself, and everything physically written within the "4
corners" of the document. If a statement/fact is not written within the four
corners of the affidavit, the information may not be considered as part of
the probable cause for the issue warrant.
